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The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Sierra Leone and partners have on Friday, 11th October 2019 awarded prizes to youth entrepreneurs during a Business competition for start-up equipment which took place at the YMCA Hall in Freetown.
The event which was the culmination of a three-year intense training on entrepreneurship received from the YMCA through #LifeByDesign gave the opportunity to young people to pitch their business ideas.
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The runner up took home Three Million Leones (Le.3,000,000), whilst the winner of third position took home Two Million Five hundred thousand Leones (Le.2.500,000) plus other consolation prizes to the fourth and fifth positions respectively.
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“The event is a testament to the fact that young people have done so well and are here to pitch their business ideas” he concluded.
Joe Abass Bangura, founder of #LifeByDesign expressed his satisfaction for what they have been able to achieve together with YMCA. He called on young people to embrace the path of entrepreneurship and make the most of what they have been taught in the past three years as entrepreneurship is a new way to go.
Joe Abass Bangura, founder of #LifeByDesign expressed his satisfaction for what they have been able to achieve together with YMCA. He called on young people to embrace the path of entrepreneurship and make the most of what they have been taught in the past three years as entrepreneurship is a new way to go.
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